St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-11-19
NEW COvINGTON.


Norman. Secretary Of the Coving-
ton and st. Tsmmany Land aud
Improvement Company. . neatly
printed and 6nely illustrated pam.
phlet descriptive Of our town aud
parish. and showing our advsn.
tages both a. . summer and winter
resort. and . home for immigrants.
The book coLtains maps Of New
Covington and the lines of commu-
nlcation with New Orleans by rail
aud river; also the. following full
page illustrations: Bank Hotel. in
Covington; Pins Forest on the CON-
pany's Land; Wood Landing on
rchefuncta River. near Coviogton
View from Covington Bridge, on
the Boxus Falia; Pages Mill. on
the Little Bogue Fslia; Bogue
Falis River at Sulphur Springs,
near Covington. 1.-TWO views;) Capt.
Viewers residence. ia Covington;
Schooner Landing. at Covington
Wharf; Episcopal Church. in Gov
ineton; Hon. Jas. N. Thompson q
residence. in Covington; Louisiana
Avenue. in Covington; Fairview. on
Tchefuncts River. near C"vington;
View fvom GOODIES Bridge. an
the Bogus Fslis Bridge. nea, Cow
ington; Steamer New Csmelia. nj
steamboat landing. on Bogus Fsl a
River. near Covington.
In the Introductory remarks the
Company truly says:
1--WE are not engaged in building
town on paper. nor are We seek
ing to sell barren tract Of land Al
many times its rssI value. by map
ping out imaginary squares and
streets. We have no lots to give
away at the cost Of recording the
title, nor any schs mes Of that ma.
ture. We have bought q valuable
tract Of land. comprising nnim-
proved portions Of an old we'll
known town. and adjacent thsrs.o.
We expect to make valuable i'm
provements at our expenss. and not
by assessments on lots donated for
the purpose Of entr.pping the EN-
the unwary. We believe
that we own the site Of the s"'..-
os .Lls country. and our
Its are to be sold 1t fair market
prices"
Then follows
DECEPTION OF covINerOS.
Covington is 90 the Rivers Bosu-
Fa:ia and Tchefuncta. Just abov.
their junction. about thirty miles
north OF New Orleans and nine
miles from Lake Pontchsrtra,n. It
was first incorporated under thu
name of Wharton. but by an act Of
the Legislature of 1916. the name
was changed TO Coviugton For
many years it was the only ship
ping point for all the cotton raised
in q large portion Of the Florida
parishes and the southern portion
Of the State Of Mississippi. Aftsr
the New Orleans and Jackson Rail-
road was built. it lost its entire cot
ton trade and for many years it did
not ship bale.
The land around it was consid-
cred entirely valusless for agricul-
ture. and nothing bu. bricks. lum-
Der. tar. wood and sand were ship
ped from the TcLefuncta river.
With the end Of slavery came q new
era; the brick and lumber business
almost ceased. and people we're
forced to turn their ate ntion to the
soil. In . faint-hesrted way . few
experiments we're made; the Results
were surprising to every one. The
,otton crop has increased year by
rear, and the last season Covink ton
shipped over 1000 bales.
About 1856 il was discovered that
ZONE Of the wells and springs we're
in their nature; since
hen the town has been . place of
resort for invalids. Il has now
sl,out $50 inhshitanta. twelve stores.
NO butcher shops two bakeries.
our churches. two blacksmith and
sheelwright chops. one barber
hop. ono drugstore. one nswsps-
DER and job printing Office. two
. taLnery. . tailor and
shoemaker shops.
Being the parish seat. it also con-
aims the Courthouse. It 10 alDOut
thirty feet above the level Of the
rivers that Aow on either side. fus-
navigation for steamboats,
ind schooners ct Ill times in the
,esr. Tha land In high aud dry.